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Monday, February 4, 2013

Moxie Fab Background Paper

I had so much fun with this card! I knew I wanted to keep playing with my Paper Smooches stamps, and that I wanted to feature this fun background paper...after all, it should be the star of its own show. I thought making a recessed frame would do exactly that. I was going to go with a silhouette or some sort of 'pretty' image, and then I dropped this rabbit while putting it back into the package. The funny tilt made me think of him peeking in to say 'hi', and look at that, my card came together!

The paper was made using the shaving cream marbling technique - Splitcoast has a wonderful tutorial on this technique here. I have a husband & two boys, one of whom is already shaving (gulp!) but my husband prefers gel shaving cream. My son actually picked out the regular fluffy stuff a while back, and so having the proper cream on hand gave me the thought to finally try this technique a while back.

This time around, after pressing the two pieces of cardstock together (as in the tutorial) I used a 3rd piece to 'scrape' the excess shaving cream off in a straight motion. I found this worked better for me than the tutorial technique. Also, since this was my second try, I had the knowledge from last time that yes, I was going to be sticking my hands in the dyed shaving cream....and turning my hands a lovely shade of 'um, is that a rash?' Disposable vinyl gloves to the rescue!

The rabbit & sentiment are stamped directly on the card base, and the patterned piece is adhered with foam tape for a bit of dimension, with a small border left on the edges (about 1/8 " all around).

Fun card and great use of the shaving technique. Thanks for your lovely comments on my blog. I read your blogs regarding autism and will be following along as I am a grandmother to autistic twin boys aged 17. Sending big hugs, Pat K x

About Me

I am a stay-at-home mom to two great boys, both with autism. I'm sure that will come up often! I also design handmade cards & can be found at Sackville, NB's Farmers Market every Saturday morning, held at the Bridge Street Cafe.
(8 Bridge Street, near Main)